Grass Rockfish

Sebastes rastrelliger

Body color: Dark olivaceous green, lighter ventrally; fins dark.

Peritoneum color: light     Shape between eyes: convex

Counts: D:XIII,12-14, Ar:6, P1:18-20, GR:17-25, LLp:40-49, LLs:?-?, V:26

Occurence: Oregon - Baja California

Depth: 56 meters     Size: 56 cm     Species code: 30450

Similar species: Brown RF - gill rakers 25-29, not short; dark blotch on operculum (absent in Grass RF); body brown. Gopher RF - gill rakers 26-30, not short; body brown, mottled w/ light areas. Black RF - gill rakers 32-39, not short; body black to gray; head spines weak and count differs. Kelp RF - gill rakers typically 31-34, not short; pectoral fin reaches vent (does not reach vent in Grass RF); body brown.

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